Defending national champion UConn was chosen as the men’s No. 1 overall seed Sunday during the NCAA tournament selection show.
The Huskies are joined on the 1 line by Houston, Purdue and North Carolina, three teams that have been consistently in the top 10 during 2023-24 but lost in their respective conference tournaments last week.
UConn will open its title defense at Barclays Center in Brooklyn against Stetson on Friday. Should the Huskies advance, they will play either Florida Atlantic or Northwestern.
Houston will face No. 16 seed Longwood, the Big South champion, in Memphis, Tennessee, in the first round Thursday. Houston will be a No. 1 seed for the third time in school history.
North Carolina will open Thursday in Spokane, Washington, against a winner from Tuesday’s First Four.
Purdue will also play a First Four advancer. The 29-4 Boilermakers will begin their run Friday in Indianapolis.
